Assessing Maternal Post-partum Pain With Suppositories

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

This trial will evaluate whether the routine use of belladonna/opium (B\&O) suppositories improve patients' self-reported pain control in the first 24-hours after delivery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01271855

Run by

Loyola University

People needed

100

Starts

2009-07-22

Expected to finish

2011-09-29

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Anticipated Vaginal or Cesarean delivery at Gottlieb Medical Center or Loyola University Medical Center
• > 34 weeks gestation at time of delivery
• > 18 years old
• No known allergy to belladonna, opium, or vegetable oil suppositories
• Able to consent and complete study documents

You may not qualify if…

• Chronic pain condition or on narcotic medication prior to admission
• Contraindications to B\&O suppositories, including patients with glaucoma, severe hepatic, or renal disease; bronchial asthma; narcotic idiosyncrasies; respiratory depression; convulsive disorders; acute alcoholism; delirium tremens; history of hypersensitivity to any component of product.

Where it is running

• Loyola Univeristy Medical Center — Maywood, Illinois, United States
• Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — Melrose Park, Illinois, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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